Truman Doesn't Run for Re-Election, Eisenhower Elected
1952
Truman's Second term was not the best, for he was being criticized for said corruption in his administration and being soft against Communism. The stalemate of the war in Korea at that time did not help him either. Public Opinion polls, although considered unreliable, showed Truman would have an uphill battle if he ran for a third term. Since his approval rating was at all time low of 22% around February, it was unsurprising to everyone that he did not run for reelection in 1952. Stated publicly on March 29th, he declared’ “I have severed my country long, and I think effectively and honestly” . In July, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, one of Truman’s choices for a successor, was nominated from the Democratic party, and he face Republican Dwight Eisenhower, a former General and was also another choice of Truman’s before he called himself a republican in January. Truman Heavily supported Stevenson, attacking Eisenhower and other Republicans hard, using the same strength that he used in his 1948 reelection. The Elections results ended with a huge victory for Eisenhower, with him receiving 442 electoral votes, while Adlai only earned 86 votes.
Truman's Second term was not the best, for he was being criticized for said corruption in his administration and being soft against Communism. The stalemate of the war in Korea at that time did not help him either. Public Opinion polls, although considered unreliable, showed Truman would have an uphill battle if he ran for a third term. Since his approval rating was at all time low of 22% around February, it was unsurprising to everyone that he did not run for reelection in 1952. Stated publicly on March 29th, he declared’ “I have severed my country long, and I think effectively and honestly” . In July, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, one of Truman’s choices for a successor, was nominated from the Democratic party, and he face Republican Dwight Eisenhower, a former General and was also another choice of Truman’s before he called himself a republican in January. Truman Heavily supported Stevenson, attacking Eisenhower and other Republicans hard, using the same strength that he used in his 1948 reelection. The Elections results ended with a huge victory for Eisenhower, with him receiving 442 electoral votes, while Adlai only earned 86 votes.